Champions League draw: Rematch of final as PL sides get tricky tests to open knockouts

Champions League draw: Rematch of final as PL sides get tricky tests to open knockouts

A rematch of last year’s Champions League final headlines the round-of-16 draw for Europe’s top club tournament with Liverpool to face Real Madrid.

Real Madrid claimed its 14th title with a 1-0 win on that night in France, which followed their 3-1 win over Liverpool in the 2018 final. The sides also played in the 2020-21 quarter-finals.

The winners and runners-up from the group stage were drawn against each other on Monday night, with the fixtures to take place across the weekends of 14-15/21-22 February and 7-8/14-15 March.

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After they are complete the match-ups for the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be drawn.

Liverpool failed to win its group, finishing second behind Napoli, forcing it into a tricker match-up.

In other round-of-16 match-ups involving the four qualified Premier League sides, Chelsea will face Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City battles RB Leipzig and Tottenham meets AC Milan, while PSG-Bayern Munich is the other headline fixture.

The final will be played in Istanbul on June 10 (June 11 Australian time).

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 22/23 ROUND OF 16 DRAW

RB Leipzig vs Manchester City

Club Brugge vs Benfica

Liverpool vs Real Madrid

AC Milan vs Tottenham

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli

Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea

Inter Milan vs Porto

Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich